You have made a good start. Don't leave the non-working links there too long.It might be better to remove those links until you something there to actually link to. Also, many people don't care for the Under Construction signs. I need to work on my class and building sites this summer, and it is always good to see what other people are doing.
While my classroom webpage has been online for a while, I finally got my teaching portfolio (4 years old and outdated) updated. It has a similar color scheme and set up to the class page (it's supposed to). Drop by if you like and tell me what you think.
Cheryl, I don't think people are ignoring you. It may be that they don't use go Live. I was playing with the trial version but it has run out, so I can't help you.
Perhaps just pose the question you have. It may something common to all of the programs.
On 7/01/05, Cheryl wrote: > I am working on a school web page using Go Live 6.0. Does > anyone use that software? I need some help.
I recently completed a manuscript aimed at grades k-5. I am trying to decide the best way for an un-published author to market and publish a new book.
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with e- book publishing which converts your book into a downloadable format which can then be sold on amazon and other websites.
Any advice on this or other publishing comapanies w ould be appreciated.
Can someone please explain (in simple language) why using the Navigation view to create webpages in FP is preferable to just creating links between pages. Or is it? Our campus website uses a Navigation tree but I have trouble with the hierarchy and adding buttons with links. A friend just links all the pages together so that on his Navigation view, all you see is the Homepage box. But this seems like a much more simple way to create a webpage. Does this make any sense?
I am just learning to do this stuff myself. So here goes the blind leading the blind.
It's supposed to help you keep your files in order.
Think of it as a big file cabinet. Let's say you have 500 documents. Which would be easier? Looking through the whole pile or opening a file drawer, looking at the division tabs and then pulling out the right folder to get to the document?
File cabinet of course.
I think the tree is the graphical way to view it. Like a diagram You can do that or you can view it as a list I believe.
If you only have a few files to keep track of, it's not important. If you have many files it is important. It's may be important if you want to use a complex drop down menu, so you can see what the subcategories are and where you have put the individual page links.
Our school website only has a few pages or files to worry about, so it isn't necessary to worry about complex herarchy.
However something like a district website or a university website which has a lot of departments and teacher pages within those departments and so forth, would need to worry about well set up hierarchy. You don't want to have search through 500 links to find the right page, so categories an subcategories are a real time saver.
Sometimes a webdesigner may set up a complex hierarchy when it is expected that the site will someday grow quite large. It makes sense to do that.
Hopefully I have explained this correctly. If I haven't could someone please correct me so I can learn too?
On 7/05/05, Kate wrote: > Can someone please explain (in simple language) why using > the Navigation view to create webpages in FP is preferable > to just creating links between pages. Or is it? Our campus > website uses a Navigation tree but I have trouble with the > hierarchy and adding buttons with links. A friend just > links all the pages together so that on his Navigation > view, all you see is the Homepage box. But this seems like > a much more simple way to create a webpage. Does this make > any sense?
When I upload this site all navigation buttons work, except when I go back to the HOME page I get a page that says, Page can not be found. So I go into dreamweaver to check my link on that page and instead of index.htm its reads index.hs. When I change back to index.htm and re-publish it changes back to index.hs Please email me back with an answer.
You are supposed to have something at the end. Like .net or .com or something like that.
On 7/06/05, Rayanthony Taylor wrote: > When I upload this site all navigation buttons work, except > when I go back to the HOME page I get a page that says, > Page can not be found. So I go into dreamweaver to check > my link on that page and instead of index.htm its reads > index.hs. When I change back to index.htm and re-publish > it changes back to index.hs Please email me back with an > answer.
I do my class site and building site using dreamweaver. I have always been told that the main page of a site should be default.htm
Check and make sure that you have put the site identification info in correctly. In particular, make sure everything is in your root folder. Also check your FTP Host and Host Directory.
If all else fails, find someone you trust who uses dreamweaver. Give them your site id info and let them take a look at what you have.
I'm having problems uploading web pages on FrontPage. I used to use Dreamweaver and WS FTP, but I've got a new computer and I'm using FrontPage. I thought I had set everything up with the FTP in FrontPage. It asked for my site's password and everything. When I click on Remote Web Site, it shows all of my files listed in that box. When I move something from "Local Web Site" to "Remote Web Site", it seems to work, but then the page is not on the net. Am I making any sense? Can someone give me step-by-step instructions. All of this new stuff on my computer is really confusing me. :o) Thanks.
I realize now it actually was working. The reason the files that were moved were not showing up online is because they weren't in the public_hmtl folder. So, I figured out that I can move the files to "Remote Web Site" then cut and paste them to the public_html folder. That seems strange. Is that the way it's supposed to work?
You will find quite a few videos that I have created for the teachers in my school district. These will assist you in working on your frontpage. You will also find quite a few more videos that will help you out in other areas.
On 7/09/05, Sam wrote: By the way, I'm also a violin teacher with 20 students, and hope to do a webpage for this endeavor at some point too ;-) Sam
> Hi, I designed the webpage for my business (link above) and > I'm trying to figure out how to make the Title (as it > appears at the top of someone's browser) have a little > graphic to it's left rather than the plain blue blob that > is usually there. I've seen many links that have > individualized graphics in the actual Title (again, this > isn't my home page, but the little bar at top of server; > for instance, you all here have a little apple next to your > [link removed]!
I am very, very new to the world of building a website. I got overwhelmed just reading this board! What is a first baby step for me? I would like to implement a website this year that will help me communicate with parents - more like an on-line newsletter than a big website. However, I would like to be able to add some notes and such that I have passed out in the past.
Would it be best for me to attempt something using Dreamweaver or utilize a free/inexpensive website builder this year? If so, are some of them better than others?
On 7/15/05, Lela Anne/3/CO wrote: > What is a blog?
A Blog is a "Web Log", or online diary/journal, where people express their thoughts, ideas, politics, etc. for the world to see.
A Guest Book allows users to enter messages ... A Blog is set to only allow the author to enter messages (usually).
In your case, it would be a quick way to get started with a way to display your news items, events, etc. You wouldn't use it as a "blog" so to speak ... but as a communication tool.
You could start using it without any knowledge of HTML or web page design. (that's why I suggested it).
On 7/16/05, Max wrote: > In your case, it would be a quick way to get started with a way > to display your news items, events, etc. You wouldn't use it as > a "blog" so to speak ... but as a communication tool. > > You could start using it without any knowledge of HTML or web > page design. (that's why I suggested it). > I have heard others give this same advice (to use a blog as an easy cheap website). Max (or anyone), can you point me to an example or two of blogs used this way--especially teacher sites?
I should probably start by saying I am totally new at this. I went to a workshop this summer and received FrontPage. I was very impressed and put together a website for my classroom. I am totally thrilled with what it has allowed me to accomplish at this point. I have been lurking here a bit since that workshop. I am finding I am interested in learning more. Why do you say you must learn HTML to start? I am starting to find I want to learn a bit, but we did not have to know any of it to put together our first project. What is the benefit? Why do you say DreamWeaver is better than FrontPage? I am asking these questions to learn what direction I need to go to learn more.
There is a thing called "browser standards" or "CSS valid", "HTML valid".
It's very technical, but FrontPage assigns their own extensions and things to their code to make them work with FrontPage. Webhosts provide FrontPage extension support because they want to please their subscribers.
In the future, as CSS becomes the standard, more and more webhosts will begin to pressure users to stop using FrontPage. Now, web designers are learning CSS, in lieu of HTML tables and incorporating CSS for all of the page layout and styles.
Dreamweaver provides the support and use of the newest and best programming standards and practices.
Perhaps Microsoft will change FrontPage to incorporate more standard practices and CSS style sheet support. I don't know.
Learning HTML is essential to understand how your page works. Although you can use an editor like Dreamweaver to create your site, in the future, you may want to manually tweak something in your HTML ... for use with forms, Javascripting, or some special things not supported by Dreamweaver.
In any case, Dreamweaver is a great editor, FrontPage is not. This is my personal opinion (so as not to get in trouble).
And, think of this ... when I go to a website, I can tell immediately if it was created with FrontPage just by looking at the layout. It's bland, "canned looking", and has the "I've seen this before look". Hand coding HTML brings out unique looking sites and much more creativity.
Max said it very well. I use dreamweaver for my class site and building site. I still have things to learn but I am having a great time working on the two sites. I know enough HTML tyo do the tweaking that Max mentioned. Keep plugging away and have fun doing it.
You have made a good start. Don't leave the non-working links
there too long.It might be better to remove those links until
you something there to actually link to. Also, many people
don't care for the Under Construction signs.
I need to work on my class and building sites this summer, and
it is always good t...See More